Genetics suggest Common Pheasant may be three species
Alex Berryman summarises a recent scientific paper proposing a three-way split of Common Pheasant, and what impact this may have on the...
01/10/2020
The latest research into bird ecology, behaviour and and evolution.
Alex Berryman summarises a recent scientific paper proposing a three-way split of Common Pheasant, and what impact this may have on the...
01/10/2020
A new study, conducted in Spain, has revealed the varied repertoire of one of Europe's most familiar summer visitors.
14/09/2020
A new study of the bird community in Borneo has demonstrated how acoustic indices can be effectively used to study rainforest bird...
10/09/2020
A major new study reveals how concerted efforts to save species on the brink are working worldwide.
10/09/2020
Tasmania's Forty-spotted Pardalote is declining – but scientists have figured out a way to prevent chicks suffering a premature death.
07/09/2020
A study has found significant changes in the date and duration of many northern species' nesting periods.
05/09/2020
A new study has documented the amazing distances covered by the UK's smallest breeding seabird.
03/09/2020
New research has found that swans are more likely to confront their own species than other birds.
23/08/2020
A newly published study documents no fewer than 11 previously unknown breeding sites, but the news is both good and bad for the species.
11/08/2020
Behind the famous ornithological name lies a fabricator and a fraud, writes Alex Berryman.
06/08/2020
A study has found that the species – traditionally considered a diurnal migrant – is more likely to move at night.
31/07/2020
Alex Berryman summarises the outcome of a major taxonomic update, in which two species became 15.
28/07/2020